Nuer, a photo from Al Khartum, North

Photographer's Note

Nuer with traditional scarifications in the souk of Omdurman. More from Sudan :

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nygus/sets/72157614794511892/

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worldcitizen (14264) 2009-07-05 16:56

Hello Swiatek,
This is a beautiful and strong portrait. I thank you for giving me the chance to see a face that I might not otherwise get to see. Your African portaits are all very engaging. On a side note, I was looking through one of the Lonely Planet photography books, and noticed your photo entitled "Welcome to Somaliland" right away. It was nice to see a TE member hitting the "big time". :-)

maglex (1980) 2009-07-05 17:45

A very beautiful and pure portraiture of this man and his culture. TFS Alex

jimmyjimmy (5348) 2009-07-05 18:25

Hello Swiatek

Wonderful image of this local from Sudan. This potrait has great color and sharpness.

Regards
Jimmy

RPoole5552 (1822) 2009-07-05 19:11

Wow! Pardon my ignorance but in today's internet age I didn't know people still live like this today. What a fascinating portrait.

Best regards,

Rob

oko (239) 2009-07-05 19:32

Excellent sharpness with very threedimensional view. I don't want to even think how they do this sculpturing on a face.
Great job!

Irena

scalerman (26900) 2009-07-05 21:21

S: so you still occasionally lurk these pages? Superb travel portrait. I've seen your website - congratulations there as well. Keep on keeping on... regards, c - desaturation to your taste?

ddupre2 (893) 2009-07-05 21:28 [Comment]

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mkgoyal2004 (837) 2009-07-05 22:36

Hi Swiatek Wojtkowiak,

Congratulations. You have captured a photo like a painting. Subject is very rare in color and texture of the skin. Thanks.

Rafer (0) 2009-07-05 23:03

Impresionante rostro muy original...ríete de los actuales tatuajes...saludos

mariani_josep (1) 2009-07-05 23:52

Hi Swiatek

Very impressive potrait!
How they make the mark in their face like that??

MJ

BennyV (32566) 2009-07-06 0:24

Hello Swiatek,

Very powerful portrait. The desaturated look adds an other-worldliness to the black colours. Impressive Flickr-sets, too. It's been a pleasure to browse through them.

Benny

jovejupiter (234) 2009-07-06 2:16

Wow... Beautiful photo Swiatek. Such a unique face - you were masterful in capturing it.

Jeppo (17645) 2009-07-06 3:18

czesc Swiatek

wonderful stunning portrait with excellent sharpness of details

I love those penetrating eyes....

dobra robota
Silvio

MrCairo (0) 2009-07-06 6:45

Innosc we wszystkich wymiarach !
Niesamowity portret, swietnie oswietlony !
Ogromnie mi sie podoba.
Pozdrawiam
Wojtek

Isabelle (9046) 2009-07-06 9:37

What a pleasure to have you here with another gem, Swiatek!

Looking attentively to the woman´s face, I can see some tinny little black dots. do you have any idea about what they would be?

Simple, yet fantastic and straight to the point image.

diegomach (531) 2009-07-07 6:03

Swiatek estupendo retrato, una mirada profunda que nos lleva a su interior. El contraste es estupendo y el rostro realmente impresionante.
Es una gran disparo
Felicitaciones
Diego

rigoletto (34279) 2009-07-08 11:33

it is always astonishing to see some old TE figures resurrect from their crypts.
hello swiatek, welcome back with a powerful portrait. her scar-ornaments make her beautiful indeed. the scarf color is deeply beautiful.
i am amazed to see how you made her pose like that, especially without being shy or scared.
rgs,
deniz

coco (30439) 2009-07-08 15:06

Hi Swiatek.

Powerful and very impressive portrait.
I love it.

Regards.

lamentforicarus (393) 2009-08-04 23:03

Fascinating subject, Swiatek. His scarred face has an almost otherworldly look. As always, you bring out the stunningly glossy shine of your subject's eyes - a hypnotizing effect. Superbly framed by the rich colors of his clothing. Thanks for sharing.

ilDottore (5252) 2009-11-03 9:31

Hejo,
Świetne!
Jedno z lepszych zdjęć w Twojej galerii na TE.
Uwielbiam portrety a ten jest z najwyższej półki.
Okładka NG jak nic! :)
Pozdrówki!
Krzysiek

CyrilleGrillere (425) 2009-11-26 9:54

Très beau portrait! Tu as su capter ce regard d'une belle manière.

Félicitations

Cyrille

Pentti (1469) 2009-11-26 10:03

Hi Swiatek,

Simply an exceptional photo with special TE spirit one would like to see more here!

Pentti

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brandstaetter (15915) 2009-11-29 1:06

Hi Swiatek,
you have lots of world class stuff like this on Flickr, show us more of Sudan (and less of Brussels).
Congrats Chris

chandrapranil (1087) 2010-03-04 1:43 [Comment]

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Suppiluliuma (3931) 2011-01-05 1:04

Strong portraiture with a marvelous model, piercing look.

I could suggest cropping a little from the bottom and adding to the right, but that's a minor issue, IMHO.

TFS.

Erdem

Parnasse (0) 2011-03-25 23:10

Swiatek,

Your work in Africa is of good quality, while you seem uninspired when in Europe. You don't need to tweak the curves and create visual effects to make your work stylish, it's only a fad that shift attention away from the essence of photography.

- Sabrina

arijit_ghosh86 (795) 2011-09-09 17:07

oh no !..what a face ...this potrait is very strong in nature.. the eyes are really saying something..

Alex-HPA (0) 2013-01-07 18:39

totally impressed

No_One (4) 2013-02-18 12:57

Stunning image Swiatek, thank you for sharing this. It is an image like this that reminds me of the wonderful world in which we live.
All the best
Noel